A judge of the Oyo State Judiciary, Justice Adegboye Gbolagunte, is dead.
His death was announced on Tuesday in a statement by his eldest son, Oladiran.
According to him, Justice Gbolagunte died on Monday in a hospital in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, after a brief illness.
Until his death, Gbolagunte served in the Oyo State High Court.
Born on December 10, 1959, Justice Gbolagunte left behind his wife, Wuraola; son, Oladiran, a Digital Technologist with specialisation in Network Communications; a daughter, Oladoyin, a lawyer and an accountant; and another son, Oladotun, also a lawyer.
Through statement, the family called for prayers for the repose of the soul of their father, who also has four grandchildren.
The family also appreciated those who had paid condolence visits to the family, first among who was the Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Iyabo Subulade Yerima.
The wife of the deceased was on hand to receive Justice Yerima at the home of the Gbolaguntes.
The Publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, who is the younger brother of Wuraola Gbolagunte, was present when the chief judge visited.
A condolence register has since been opened at the home of the Gbolaguntes and at the headquarters of the Oyo State Judiciary in Ibadan.
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Before he joined the bench, Justice Gbolagunte started out as a journalist, having studied Mass Communication at the University of Lagos.
After getting his degree in Law, from the University of Ibadan, he continued with lecturing at The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State and practised as a lawyer both in Lagos and Oyo states.
His family played a huge role in the siting of a campus of The Polytechnic, Ibadan in Eruwa, where they hail from.
His father, Chief Davidson Mokolade Gbolagunte, a former Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly in the defunct Second Republic, was instrumental in that.
Late Justice Gbolagunte also lectured Law and Law related courses at The Polytechnic, Ibadan; Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, Lagos; and Radio Nigeria Training School, Sogunle, Lagos State at different times before 1995.
